ABP Southampton has strengthened its commercial team with two new appointments.

New commercial manager David Warken joins the team from Nestlé and has a varied and extensive background in selling into retail and business spaces.

David says: “I’m looking forward to drawing on my existing experience to continue to build on the successes the commercial team have had to date.”

Natalia Walker was recently appointed as the team’s new commercial assistant. Natalia joins the team from leading orthopaedic company Zimmer Biomet Ltd where she assisted the sales and marketing team with customer relationship management and analytics to drive growth.

Natalia says: I’m very excited to have joined ABP and I’m looking forward to a new challenge. It has been a long-standing ambition of mine to work in the field of marine transport and to live in Southampton.”

Clive Thomas Head of Commercial and Property at ABP Southampton said: “Both David and Natalia bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the department and we are delighted to welcome them to the team.”